neuroimaging

noun neu·ro·im·ag·ing \ ˌn(y)u̇r-ō-ˈi-mə-jiŋ \

Updated on: 1 Apr 2018

Definition of neuroimaging

: a clinical specialty concerned with producing images of the brain by noninvasive techniques (such as computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging); also : imaging of the brain by these techniques

Recent Examples of neuroimaging from the Web

Sophisticated neuroimaging machines and brain-computer interfaces detect the electrical activity of neurons, enabling us to decode and even alter the nervous system signals that accompany mental processes.

— marcello ienca, Scientific American, "Preserving the Right to Cognitive Liberty," 1 Aug. 2017
The agency said that the blood test, marketed by Banyan Biomarkers and called the Brain Trauma Indicator, can reduce unnecessary neuroimaging, thus sparing some patients radiation exposure.

— Washington Post, "National Digest: Federal judge in homelessness case visits California encampment," 6 Mar. 2018
The group will be evaluating different ways to measure brain injury, including markers in blood and neuroimaging that can reveal how injuries affect the ability of brain cells to communicate.

— stacey burling, Philly.com, "Penn, CHOP, Moss Rehab, Cheney get $4 million to study traumatic brain injury," 15 Dec. 2017
Moreover, there is intrinsic activity in the brain, which is one of the more interesting findings of last 20 years or so in neuroimaging.

— matthew hutson, Science | AAAS, "What artificial brains can teach us about how our real brains learn," 29 Sep. 2017
Sophisticated neuroimaging machines and brain-computer interfaces detect the electrical activity of neurons, enabling us to decode and even alter the nervous system signals that accompany mental processes.

— marcello ienca, Scientific American, "Preserving the Right to Cognitive Liberty," 24 July 2017
Earlier this year, for example, a team at the University of Washington used neuroimaging to show that bilingual 11-month-olds demonstrated stronger activity in areas of the brain associated with problem solving and self-control.

— neal morton, The Seattle Times, "UW team shows a way to teach babies second language if parents only speak one," 18 July 2017
My journey through the land of functional neuroimaging has helped me to understand how spectacularly meaningless these images are likely to be.

— daniel carlat, WIRED, "Brain Scans as Mind Readers? Don’t Believe the Hype," 19 May 2008

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First Known Use of neuroimaging

1981

Medical Dictionary

neuroimaging

noun neu·ro·im·ag·ing \ ˌn(y)u̇r-ō-ˈim-ə-jiŋ \

medical Definition of neuroimaging

: a clinical specialty concerned with producing images of the brain by noninvasive techniques (as computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and positron-emission tomography); also : imaging of the brain by these techniques